[digiKam-users] Fwd: Wastebin - how to empty?

[Gilles Caulier]

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De : Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
Date: lun. 30 janv. 2023 à 07:44
Subject: Re: [digiKam-users] Wastebin - how to empty?
To: Thomas <sdktda at gmail.com>




Le mar. 17 janv. 2023 à 14:07, Thomas <sdktda at gmail.com> a écrit :

> Hi Gilles,
>
> I just read through that, and while I value the excellent documentation
> for Digikam, I think that from a user experience perspective the user
> should not really have to consult the documentation for such a mundane task
> ask to empty trash. Especially since there is already an establish defacto
> pattern for hos much of this stuff works in other applications.
>
> From the documentation:
>
>
>    -
>
>    *Undo*: to restore only the last entry in the trash-bin.
>    -
>
>    *Restore¨*: to restore selection of files from the trash-bin.
>    -
>
>    *Delete*: to remove *permanently* the items selection or all items
>    from the trash-bin.
>
> I propose a low effort improvement:
>
> The buttons should at least have these specifications listed in the "mouse
> hover hint". I don't know what the right term for this is, but what I mean
> is that if the user hovers the buttons with the mouse, there should be a
> quick help text shown.
> An example of where this is used elsewhere in the application is here:
>
> It's a "tooltip"

> Such hints greatly improves the user experience and discoverability of the
> application.
>
>
> Implemented in 7.x and 8.x


> This is a quick fix. I still hope you will consider my original proposal
> for improvement.
>
>
> Please report a new file in bugzilla. It's a junior job for students.

Best

Gilles Caulier
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